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School Feeding Not Only Fills Stomachs, But Has A Proven Track Record Of Boosting Enrollment, Attendance And Academic Performance. For Just Pennies A Day Per Child, This Program Changes Lives - And Ultimately Can Impact The Futures Of Poor Countries Around The World In A Profound Way.

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School Feeding Not Only

Drew Barrymore

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School Feeding Not Only Fills Stomachs, But Has A Proven Track Record Of Boosting Enrollment, Attendance And Academic Performance. For Just Pennies A Day Per Child, This Program Changes Lives - And Ultimately Can Impact The Futures Of Poor Countries Around The World In A Profound Way.

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There Are A Lot Of Us Little Gypsies Out There That Need To Go And Find Another Place You Know. A Safer, Healthier Or Just A Different Venue In Order To Develop And Find Ourselves. I Am So Lucky To Live The Life That I Do.

Everything I Touched In The Kitchen Turned Out Crappy, No Matter How Closely I Followed The Recipe Or Copied The Cooking Show.

I Like So Many Different Kinds Of Chick Flicks. I Like Rom-coms, I Like Female Friendship Movies.

I Swear To God; Happiness Is The Best Makeup.

I Can't Think Of Any Issue That Is More Important Than Working To See That No Schoolchild In This World Goes Hungry.

It's Been Such A Struggle To Learn All That I Have; I Wouldn't Want To Give Any Of That Knowledge Up. That's Why I've Always Loved Acting; As A Kid, I Didn't Necessarily Like My Real Life, So I Could Escape Into These Other Characters And Experience A Life Completely Different From My Own.

At 35, I'm Definitely Starting To Feel More Like A Grown-up Than I Ever Have. There's Nothing In My Life That Is Childish Or Whimsical. Having Fun Is Fantastic And I Never Want To Lose A Sense Of That - And Also, I Think, You Have To Have That To Put Into Your Work Or Else It's Going To Feel Stiff.

The More You Do Speak From The Heart, Rather Than Thumping The Agenda, People Will Listen Or Relate Or Open Themselves Up More.

I Never Have Been Insecure, Because I See What A Waste It Is. I Know There Is A Solution To Insecurity. I Don't Tend To Be Thrown By Problems That Don't Have Solutions. And Insecurity Has A Wealth Of Alternatives.

I Think Shazam Is One Of The Coolest Inventions On The Planet, And Whether I Was In A Thrift Store Or In My Car, Every Other Week I Was Shazaming Another Best Coast Song.

It's Not Just About Acting. I Love Film, I'm A Director Now, I Love Writing, I Love Producing, I Love Having A Company That Makes Films And To Be Prolific And Have A Place To Put All The Ideas That Are Constantly Bubbling Up Inside Of Me And That Don't Let Me Sleep At Night.

I'm Sure Wine Snobs Look At Me And Think, How Dare You.

I Started Finding Hearts In Things - Whether It Was Like, A Tree I Was Passing, A Straw Wrapper On The Ground, I Think The Heart Has One Continuous Line, Which Is Very Powerful.

Producing Is So Exciting Because You Can Enable Things To Happen, Whether It's Like Discovering A Filmmaker Who You're Taking A Chance On, Protecting A Battle And Driving Home At The End Of The Day Just Going, "i'm So Glad I Stayed Late At Work And Fought Hard For That. Had My Passion. Won That Battle.

When I Lay My Head On The Pillow At Night I Can Say I Was A Decent Person Today. That's When I Feel Beautiful.

I Wanna Smoke Pot, But I Can't, Cause I'm Too Paranoid.

I Want To Be The Rock That Floats.

I Don't Like Working By A Monitor. I Stand Right Next To The Camera, And I'm Very Performance-oriented. That Really Means Everything To Me, Whether It's Doing An Improv Of A Joke Or An Emotional Scene, And Everything In Between.

To Be Honest, I Don't Have Data In My Brain Of How A Relationship With A Man Is Supposed To Function.

You've Just Got To Do The Best That You Can.

I Learned Early On That Family, As Far As My Mother And Father, Were Not An Option.

Mother And Father

I Love The Very Exposed, Humorous, Imperfect, Never-trying To-pretend-to-be-perfect Journey That I Have Been On In My Life.

School Feeding Not Only Fills Stomachs, But Has A Proven Track Record Of Boosting Enrollment, Attendance And Academic Performance. For Just Pennies A Day Per Child, This Program Changes Lives - And Ultimately Can Impact The Futures Of Poor Countries Around The World In A Profound Way.

My Whole Life, I've Wanted To Feel Comfortable In My Skin. It's The Most Liberating Thing In The World.

I Don't Know Anybody's Road Who's Been Paved Perfectly For Them, There Are No Manuals, You Don't Know What Life Has In Store For You.

I Still Can't Spell Anything, But I Can Bust Out Two-dollar Words.

I Think Chemistry Is Finding Something You Love About A Person And Then Transfering It To An In Love Kind Of Thing.

Going Back To Georgiana Drew And John Drew, And My Great-grandfather Maurice Barrymore, And It Was Such A Sort Of Circus Of Odd, Interesting People That Loved Acting.

I Have Always Been Fond Of Recognizing The Spiritual Side Of Someone's Personality. It's A Very Lovely Concept.

I Want People To Be Blown Away When I Do What They Don't Expect.

I Don't Want To Be Vain Or Fearful, And I Don't Think I'll Do Anything [in Terms Of Plastic Surgery], But If I Want To Do Something, I Will. From My Perspective, There's No Reason To Be Afraid Of Aging, Because If You Age, You're Lucky! The Alternative Is Death.

I Have No Regrets In My Life Whatsoever.

Have No Regrets

Happiness Takes Work. It Doesn't Always Fall Off Trees Or Come Easily. You Really Have To Be Someone That Doesn't Fall Prey To Being Sad. I Don't Want Sad, I Can't Be Sad, I Don't Want To Be About Sad; I Avoid Sad. It Inherently Envelops You, So Do Everything That You Can To Escape It All The Time.

If You’re 35 And Single And It’s A Choice, It Feels Fine. So I Didn’t Settle With The Wrong Person Yet. Big Deal!

When [my Friend] Had Her Kid, She Was Like, "9:30?! I'm Not Living In Barcelona. I Need Dinner At 6." I Never Got That Until Now. Four Years Ago, When I Met Her, I Thought That Was Extreme. I Was Like, "i Love Barcelona!" Now, I'm So Mad When Someone Suggests An 8 Pm Reservation Because That Means We Won't Eat Until 8:30 Or 9 Pm. Forget It!

I've Always Wanted To Work With Hugh [grant] Because I Loved His Movies.

I Really Have Created A Family. I Work With The People I Love, I Travel With Them, I Make Films With Them, And I'm In An Office With Them. So In A Weird Way - I Know I Haven't Birthed A Child - I Feel That I'm A Part Of Creating A Family. It's A Tribe. I Love That Word.

I Feel Really Connected To These Young Ladies I Get To Work With; I'm Dancing Around With Them And Playing Music For Them. We Sit Down And Get To Know Each Other So We Have A Shorthand.

In General, People Are True To Their Signs.

I'm Not A Very Organized Person For Being Uber Work-obsessed. I Struggle To Keep It All Organized Because Everything Can Become Important And, When You Have So Many Spinning Plates, They Sometimes Can Cancel Each Other Out Because You Lose Track Of Everything.

Spinning Plates

I've Always Loved Butterflies, Because They Remind Us That It's Never Too Late To Transform Ourselves.

It's My Crusade To Help Women Feel Good About Themselves.

I Just Didn't Understand The American Political System, And I Felt Really Stupid About That.

Different Cocktails For Different Saturday Nights.

I'm Very Sensitive To The English Language. I Studied The Dictionary Obsessively When I Was A Kid And Collect Old Dictionaries. Words, I Think, Are Very Powerful And They Convey An Intention.

If You're Going To Be Alive And On This Planet, You Have To, Like, Suck The Marrow Out Of Every Day And Get The Most Out Of It.

I Would Love To Be A Travel Writer. I'd Be So Stoked.

Beauty Is So Within. I Don't Care If You're The Most Attractive Person On The Planet...if You're Not Good Inside, It Will Show. You Fall In Love With People From The Inside Out.

And People Say It All The Time: 'you're A Celebrity.' No, I'm An Actor. I'm A Producer. I'm A Director. I'm A Toad. I'm Roadkill. I'm Anything But A Celebrity.

I Never Want To Get To The Point Where It's All About My Needs, And The Hell With Anybody Else.

I Feel Like Some Of My Baby Fat Is Going Away, And That’s Not Just Physically, It’s Psychologically. I Think That Your Body Is In Tune With Your Mind And Your Spirituality And Your Heart. If Things Are Going Better, I Just Think You Look Better.

I Know What The Intimidation Level Of High School Is. You're On A Hamster Wheel, Running, Running, Running, Trying So Hard To Fit In. It's All About How You Deal With What You're Given, Feeling Ok With Being The Odd Man Out Before You're Finally Successful.

Kisses, Even To The Air, Are Beautiful.

I Decided Very Early On That It Took Too Much Of My Energy To Pretend To Be Someone Else. People Will Make Up Their Minds About Me Whatever I Do Or Say, But At Least I Know I Am Being True To Myself.

When Things Are Perfect, That's When You Need To Worry Most.

I Don't Cook, I Can't Cook, And It Is Really Abominable To See Me In The Kitchen. I Order In Takeaway Food Or Get My Friends To Cook Because A Lot Of Them Are Very Good.

I Don't Even Have Voice Mail Or Answering Machines Anymore. I Hate The Phone, And I Don't Want To Call Anybody Back. If I Go To Hell, It Will Be A Small Closet With A Telephone In It, And I Will Be Doomed And Destined For Eternity To Return Phone Calls.

I Have No Internet Savvy Whatsoever, But I Love Researching Things. The Internet Is My Library... Beyond That, I'm Completely Intimidated By It.

The Reason I Started Officially Learning To Cook Was Because When I First Got Pregnant, I Had To Face The Sad Fact That I Didn't Even Know How To Boil An Egg.

Apparently Vodka Helps Flowers Last Longer When They're Dying. But You Can Put Vodka In Anything And It'll Make It Better.

I Want To Be With The Man Who Wants To Open A Movie Studio With Me And Make Films For New, Fresh Filmmakers Who Aren't Getting A Chance Somewhere Else. I Haven't Yet Had That Type Of Partnership In A Romantic Relationship.

Oh, I Love Hugging. I Wish I Was An Octopus, So I Could Hug 10 People At A Time!

We Can't Take A Step Backwards When We've Already Made So Many Strides Forward. I Was Raised By Gay Men And Women...it's Who I Am, You Cannot Define A Family. There Are Children Out There Who Need These Loving Homes. These Are Rights That Are Fundamental And Must Be Had. And I Will Fight For However Long It Takes; I Don't Want To Live In A World Where Prop 8 Exists!

I'm Such A Profound Believer That Timing Is Everything; I Would Tattoo That On My Arm.

Sometimes I Bust Out And Do Things So Permanent. Like Tattoos And Marriage.

Permanent Things

I Have Certainly Had My Share Of Long-distance Love Affairs.

I Loved Duran Duran's "girls On Film" - It Was Really Sexy And Naughty And Totally Weird. When You're A Kid Watching That Stuff On Television You're Like, "well, We Are Opening Up As A Society!"

Just When You Think You're Hitting Your Stride Someone Will Shout "cut" And Ask You To Move Your Head To The Left. It's Such An Awkward Process. You Try To Make It Passionate But It Ends Up Being Mechanical.

We're All Going Through So Much Hard, Wonderful, Amazing . . . It's Blessings; It's Lessons; It's Hardship; It's Life. I Guess, I Don't Know What The Definition Of Life Is. I Now Know The Meaning Of My Life, Because Of My Daughters, But Mine Is One Little Tiny Speck In The Universe. It's Nice To Not Be Pretending Everything Is Perfect All The Time, Because It Isn't, But I Do Love Happiness And Joy And Optimism.

There Are So Many Pressures That Are Put Upon Young Women. Whatever We Can Do To Alleviate That And Help Women Feel Beautiful About Who We Are Inside, Which Is The Only Beauty There Truly Is, Is So Nice. Let's Get Down And Dirty. Let's Be A Real Girl.

I Never Regret Anything. Because Every Little Detail Of Your Life Is What Made You Into Who You Are In The End.

I Think Happiness Is What Makes You Pretty.

Whatever I've Experienced In My Life Is A Part Of My Story, And I'm Proud Of That. But It's Someone Who Wakes Up Early, Works All Day, Believes In Charitable Work, Business-minded, Diligent, Accountable, Problem-solving... I'm So Much About School, Consistency And Tradition.

Charitable Work

Some Of The Mini-worlds That Filmmakers Have Created Are So Ingrained In My Love Of Culture.

When You Become Very Ill - Raise Your Head. You Will Definitely See The Sunlight.

My Own Mum Cared About Hollywood, And I Didn't. I Wanted To Act, And I Loved The Creativity Of It, But I Didn't Care For The Lifestyle.

The Thing That Has Been Weighing On My Mind This Week Is That I Wanted To Go And Save All The Little Live Lobsters In Restaurants And Throw Them Back In The Ocean. Imagine Me Being Arrested For That.

I Cry A Lot. I'll Cry Because I See A Person Walking Down The Street Looking Lonely.

California Is An Unbelievable State. One Day I Might Be In A Spiritual Place Like Joshua Tree, Then Before I Know It, I'm Eating Groovy Sushi In A Mini-mall. I'm A Cali Girl Through And Through.

I Never Act My Characters - I Am Them.

Great Dad. Yeah, He Would Ask Me For Money On Birthdays And, You Know, Inappropriate Times. And I Just Wrote Him Off Like, 'you're Not A Father.' I Just Learned You Cannot Emotionally Invest In People Who Are Not Attainable.

There's A Tremendous Difference Between Alone And Lonely. You Could Be Lonely In A Group Of People. I Like Being Alone. I Like Eating By Myself. I Go Home At Night And Just Watch A Movie Or Hang Out With My Dog. I Have To Exert Myself And Really Say, Oh God, I've Got To See My Friends Cos I'm Too Content Being By Myself.

But It's All About Confidence And Allowing Yourself To Put Your Personality Into It. I Really Am The Worst Singer On The Planet; I Make People Cry And Vomit When I Sing.

I've Been Producing For 13 Years. I've Made A String Of Joyful Movies With Positive Messages About Comedy, Love And Romance.

Being A Barrymore Didn't Help Me, Other Than Giving Me A Great Sense Of Pride And A Strange Spiritual Sense That I Felt Ok About Having The Passion To Act. It Made Sense Because My Whole Family Had Done It And It Helped Rationalise It For Me.

I've Always Said That One Night, I'm Going To Find Myself In Some Field Somewhere, I'm Standing On Grass, And It's Raining, And I'm With The Person I Love, And I Know I'm At The Very Point I've Been Dreaming Of Getting To.

My Therapist Says I Still Haven't Got In Touch With My Anger. Maybe One Day I'm Going To Explode. But I'm Still Really Happy. I Know It Looks Like A Strange And Painful Upbringing - All Those Experiences Led Me To The Paths That I'm On Now.

Once You've Been In A Mental Institution, People Are Going To Look At You Funny.

I Remember Being On Film Sets When I Was Younger, And Only Men Got To Do The Cool Action Movies. So I Thought, 'maybe I'll Get To Produce One Day And Get To Do Cool Stuff Too,' Which Is What Happened When We Did 'charlie's Angels.' Starting My Production Company Was A Big Turning Point For Me.

No Matter What The Genre, I Want To See Me And My Friends. I Want To See Reality. I Want To See What We're Really Like. I Loved 'bridesmaids'. I Thought It Was The Most Honest Portrayal Of Female Friendship In Such A Long Time.

My Life Takes Me All Over The World, And I Know How Hard That Can Be On A Relationship.

I Feel Like I Came Out Of The Womb And Was Punted - There You Go, Out In The World!

I Try Each Day, Each Month, Each Year To Become A Better And Better Person And To Be Good To The People I Love And Let Them Know How Much I Appreciate Them.

My Favorite Thing About Being A Mom Is Just What A Better Person It Makes You On A Daily Basis.

Favorites Things

You Can Never, Never Have Too Many Books

I Did Love Horror Films From The '70s And '80s. That Was My Sweet Spot.

I Think There's A Tremendous Amount Of Guilt That Goes On Between Mothers And Daughters, No Matter How Good Or Bad Their Relationships Are. It Kills Girls Inside When They Think They're Letting Their Mothers Down.

Internet Does Not Equal Sodium Pentothal.

My Life Choices Are Not Supposed To Be The Gateway To Somebody Else's. That's My Journey.

My Limbs Work, So I'm Not Going To Complain About The Way My Body Is Shaped.

Being Beautiful

Daisies Are Like Sunshine To The Ground.

I Don't Think Anyone Is Coasting On This Earth. I Think Everybody Does Feel Incredible Struggles. Any Day That You're Not Held Down By The Struggle, Celebrate It! Be Present, Because I Feel Like I Lost Sight Of That For A While Going Through Hard Stuff. And Now, I'm Really Enjoying The Good Moments.

I Try To Be A Good Shiksa Wife. I Go To Central Synagogue In New York.

Instead Of Being Insecure And Jealous And Suspicious And Wonder If Every Guy Is Going To Cheat On Me, I Decided To Say, "nope. This Will Be Totally Enough For Somebody One Day." That Was A Real Script Flip And It Changed The Rest Of My Life In Such A Positive Way. So I Feel Like I Want To Teach Stuff Like That To My Girls.

Whether You're Throwing Up Or Breaking Up, You Want Your Girlfriend Right There! I Don't Trust Women Who Don't Go To Their Girlfriends.

Feeding A Child At School Is Such A Simple Thing - But It Works Miracles.

If I Die Before My Cat, I Want A Little Of My Ashes Put In His Food So I Can Live Inside Him.

Both Of My Marriages Have Taught Me The Same Lesson Twice Over Really Harsh: Listen To Your Instincts. Don't Be A People Pleaser.

I Can Tell When An Actor's Forcing Tears, And It's Tricky Because You Then Have To Film It And Edit In A Certain Way To Skirt Around The Issue.

I Can't Get Caught Up In Darkness. I Just Don't. I Always Want To Gravitate Towards Light. I Love Picking Yourself Up Or Surviving Or Being Grateful For The Good Stuff And Not Getting Lost In The Tough Stuff. The Discipline Is So Natural For Me.

Being Pregnant And Having A Toddler, As Every Parent Says, Is Amazing. You're Very Tired, But It's So Wonderful. God, It's Emotional, But It's The Best. I Wouldn't Want To Be Anywhere Else.

I'm A Very Research-, Homework-oriented Person.

I'm Not After Fame And Success And Fortune And Power. It's Mostly That I Want To Have A Good Job And Have Good Friends; That's The Good Stuff In Life.

Congratulations

I Know Certain Actors Are Totally Screwed Up On Drugs, Yet It Gets Covered Up. Why Wasn't I Excused For 'exhaustion' Or 'the Flu'?

My Mother Used To Dress Rather Risqué When I Was A Kid, And That Sort Of Shocked Me. I Always Thought Moms Were Supposed To Wear Cardigans And Flats, But She Was In Leather Bracelets And Minidresses. In Hindsight, I Thought It Was Pretty Cool, But I'm Probably More Conservative Because Of It.

I Pray To Be Like The Ocean, With Soft Currents, Maybe Waves At Times. More And More, I Want The Consistency Rather Than The Highs And The Lows.

Any Acting Roles Will Be Few And Far Between Until My Kids Are Older And By Then, Who Knows What I'll Want To Do?

I Live For Makeup And I Like Wine. These Are My Truths!

I've Never Dated Anybody Older, Actually. There Are So Many Things I'm Curious About, And I'd Love To Be Able To Say, "teach Me." I Want To Learn From The People Around Me.

The Best Kind Of Parent You Can Be Is To Lead By Example.

I'm Very Homework-oriented - I'm A Little Tracy Flick-ish.

When I Was A Kid, I Got Really Great Advice From Someone Who Is So Important To Me And Someone Who I Respect So Much, And They Told Me, 'don't Do Too Many Endorsements. Don't Throw Your Name On Things; Think Of Your Longevity.'

I'm So In Control Of My Life, You Shouldn't Dislike Anything I Do-because I'm Not Only In The Best Place I've Ever Been, But It Keeps Getting Better And Better.

The People I Grew Up Around Who I Really Liked Were Quick On The Draw. It Always Just Wowed Me. And My Mum Would Make Weird Funny Comments. I Can See In Myself Her Self-deprecating, Hippie Humour. I Can't Take Myself Too Seriously.

From My Perspective, There's No Reason To Be Afraid Of Aging, Because If You Age, You're Lucky! The Alternative Is Death.

When You Work In Film, You Learn To Appreciate A Distributor. You Can Have This Great Little Film, But If You Don't Have A Distributor, You Are Sitting In Your Living Room With A Great Little Film.

I Believe You Can Be The Person That You Dream Of Being.

Sometimes You Come To A Point Where There's Nothing More You Can Do. You Love And Respect Each Other, But It's Not Working. So You Amicably Decide To Part. I Don't Know What The Future Holds: A Lot Of People Get Back Together After They Break Up.

I Aspire To Be That, To Be A Voice Of Reason One Day.

I Think The World Offers So Many Wonderful Varieties Of Obstacles, But That Shouldn't Be One For Kids - Is The Worry That 'my Parents Wont Be There.'

I Think I’m Moody Because I’m A Woman. I Can Ask Any Man In This Room, Like Women Are Just Inherently Like, Moody Or Hormonal People. I Don’t Know How Men Deal With It. I Praise Them.

I Am Fundamentally Happy. Everyone Has Experiences That Makes Them Cynical, Jaded Or Unhappy - You Just Have To Fight Those Things Off. I Have Totally Emotional Days When I Cry And Get Insecure. Pms Weirded Out, Doomed And Tragic. I Mean, I'm Definitely Not Just A Lollipop, Happy In The Wind Girl. I'm Human Just Like Everyone Else, But I Think That It Would Be Tragic To Be On Your Deathbed And Think, 'i Could've I Should've.' That Gets Me Out Of Bed Everyday. I Can't Even Last Like An Hour In Bed In The Morning. I Have To Get Out There And Live.

Nobody Is Solid And Perfect All Of The Time.

But In Some Ways, I'm Like An Old Woman - Lived It, Seen It, Done It, Been There, Have The T-shirt.

I've Approached So Many Things In My Life With Such Intensity That I Want To Approach Motherhood With Dedication And Focus.

I've Spent A Lot Of Time In My Life Dedicating Myself To Love Or The Pursuit Of Love Or The Understanding Of Love... I’ve Stopped Believing In Happy Endings. I’ve Started Believing In Good Days.

The Stories That I Want To Tell, Especially As A Director, Don't Necessarily Have A Perfect Ending Because, The Older You Get, The More You Appreciate A Good Day Versus A Happy Ending. You Understand That Life Continues On The Next Day; The Reality Of Things Is What Happens Tomorrow.

I Used To Look In The Mirror And Feel Shame, I Look In The Mirror Now And I Absolutely Love Myself.

I Guess I Do Have A Childlike Sense Of Fun, And Although I Still Have My Dark Days, I'm Generally An Optimistic Person. The Way Things Have Gone In My Life, Sure, I Could Have Been A Bitter Person. But I Just Find Bitter People Really Un-fun, You Know? And Who Wants To Be That Person?

Girls Want To Be With Guys Who Have A Sense Of Humor-it Makes Them Far More Attractive To Us.

I Mean, I Come From A Hippie Mentality Where I Just Think To Know Someone, You Need To Look Into Their Eyes. Eyes Are So Important. Until They Start Melon-balling Eyes Out, I Won't Be Able To Get To Know Someone Another Way.

Families In Real Life Don't Tend To Resolve Things Neatly.

I Make Movies. I Have A Passion. Puppies And Daisies Don't Accomplish Anything. That's Not Me At All.

I Really Want To Understand The Mind So I Can Be More Comfortable With The Way People Are. Being Comfortable With People Is Incredibly Important.

I'm Just Learning Who I Am And How Relationships Work And How To Make Them Function. No Different From Anyone Else.

I Took The Stairs And Felt Like My Childhood Took The Elevator.

Young Girls Come Up To Me All The Time To Ask For Advice. They See Me As A Survivor.

I Was Born 10 Years Old.

There's A Big World Out There. Bigger Than Prom, Bigger Than High School, And It Won't Matter If You Were The Prom Queen Or The Quarterback Of The Football Team Or The Biggest Nerd. Find Out Who You Are And Try Not To Be Afraid Of It.

Life Is Very Interesting... In The End, Some Of Your Greatest Pains, Become Your Greatest Strengths.

I Love Movies, I Love Being A Part Of Them, And This Is The One Occupation I Love Living And Playing In And Stressing Myself Out Over.

I'm Such An Avid Magazine Reader - Music, Art, Beauty Magazines - And I Found That Food And Restaurants Were Pouring Into Everything I Cared About. Whether It Was The Pop-up Concept, Or Some Mysterious Mini-mall Restaurant, I Got Swept Up In The Sexy Romance Of The Food Movement.

I Just Think Everything Is A Learning Experience And Every Moment That You Have That Actually Feels Good Inside Of Your Heart Is An Absolute Blessing And A Gift.

I Know That I Won't Succeed At Everything, Every Day. Some Days Have To Be Solely About My Daughter. Some Days I Really Try To Be A Good Wife. Other Days, I Can Take A Few Hours For Myself And Just Do Nothing But Really Focus On Work.

People Are Like Moths. First They Are Ugly And Awkward, Until They Break Out Of Their Shell And Become A Beautiful Butterfly.

I Don't Have A Long, Drawn-out Joan Crawford Beauty Routine. I'm Not Like, "yes, I Wake Up And First I Put Ice On My Face." I Do It In A Taxi On My Way To A Meeting. Traveling Is My Makeup Routine. I Do It In A Car Ride, And I'm That Asshole On The Road Who's Doing Her Mascara In The Mirror.

Putting Your Name On Something And Having No Idea How It Came About If Someone Else Did All The Work - That's Not Me.

I Loved The World Of Roller Derby Because I Thought It Was Such An Empowering Metaphor, That You Get Out There And Do It. It's Such A Rocker, Athletic, Capable, Cool Exhibitionist Sport; It's About This Great Sort Of Camaraderie.

I Am Who I Am Because Of The People Who Influenced Me Growing Up, And Many Of Them Were Gay. No One Has Any Right To Tell Anyone What Makes A Family

I Love Working With The Actors Eye-to-eye. I Think Something Gets Lost In Translation, Not Only Through A Monitor, But When You Leave The Area Where The Actual Scene Is Taking Place.

I Understand There Are Inevitable Things That We Have To Go Through: Heartbreak, Family Problems. I Don't Feel Like Some Quixotic Idiot Who Says, 'we Don't Have To Feel Pain.' No! Let's Feel It, Let's Make It Work For Ourselves. But I Want Us All To Be Able To Get Past It.

I'm Glad I Lived Such A Full Life Before I Settled Down Into A Family Because I Got To Enjoy It And Get It Out Of My System.

I Don't Think That I Have Any Musical Talent.

I Always Get Nervous Before A Kissing Scene. I Make Sure I Always Brush My Teeth And Eat Lots Of Fruit And Nice Foods Rather Than Garlic. I'm Terribly Self Conscious.

It's The Worst When You're Kissing Someone Who's Not A Good Kisser, And You're Trying To Make It Look Good, But You Feel Like You're Just Working On Your Own.

I Hate Women Who Say They Can Eat Whatever They Want, Because I Don't Relate To That At All. It Isn't Fair! I Absolutely Live For Food.

When I Was 19, I Picked Up An Old, Tiny, Automatic Yashica Camera And I Just Started Shooting. We Didn't Have Iphones Back Then, We Didn't Even Have Cell Phones. I Loved Having A Camera In My Hand.

I Grew Up In A Makeup Chair, To See! The Women Around Me Getting Ready Was So Aspirational, It Is About Mothers And Daughters, A Girl Watching Her Mom At A Vanity Table.

A Thank-you Can Be Just As Meaningful As A Soulful Ten-page Message.

When It Comes To Business, I Am A Woman, And When It Comes To Relationships, I Am A Child. I Just Haven't Figured Out How To Bring The Same Confidence And Conviction I Have In The Boardroom To My Romantic Relationships.

Romantic Relationship

I Love Inventive Food, But I Want The Classic Dishes To Taste Like How I Remember Them. I Get A Little Bummed Out When There Is Too Much Fancy Stuff Going On And It Doesn't Resemble The Original Dish At All.

I Love Writing, Directing And Photography; If I Could Figure Out A Way To Put The Three Things Together, That's What I Would Love To Do.

I'm A Carb Queen. I'll Always Order Macaroni And Cheese, But I Don't Want It To Be Fancy. I Want It To Be As Close To Kraft Services As It Can Possibly Get!

I've Been A Vegetarian For Years And Years. I'm Not Judgemental About Others Who Aren't, I Just Feel I Cannot Eat Or Wear Living Creatures.

The Older You Get, The Few Slumber Parties There Are, And I Hate That. I Liked Slumber Parties. What Happened To Them?

If You're Going To Go Through Hell... I Suggest You Come Back Learning Something.

I'd Rather Be A Few Pounds Heavier And Enjoy Life Than Be Worried All The Time.

Life Is Not About Focusing On The Obstacles. It's About How You Handle Them, And Whether You Get Enlightenment Or Levity From The Way You Do It

I'm Such A Workaholic. I'm Always Thinking About Work.

Always Thinking

I Could Never Be Cynical, Not That I Think There's Anything Wrong With Cynicism. I Think It Can Be Quite Funny At Times. But I Just Feel So Grateful To Be Alive.

Celebrity! It's Become The Most Disgusting Word On The Planet. It Makes Me Sick To My Stomach.

When You Have A Big Life Change, It Takes A Long Time To Get Used To Either The New Format Or The Understanding That You Need To Create A New Dream. Or If Things Didn't Work Out, Mourning The Death Of That Dream. It's Hard, Because That's A Very Private Journey.

I Love Tate Modern; There's Such Great Style And Shopping Here. I Love The Galleries And The Pubs Out On The Street, Just Having Your Pint As The Sun Is Setting.

You Can't Live Your Life Blaming Your Failures On Your Parents And What They Did Or Didn't Do For You. You're Dealt The Cards That You're Dealt. I Realised It Was A Waste Of Time To Be Angry At My Parents And Feel Sorry For Myself.

Get Yourself Out. Be Brave. Don't Leave Before You're Ready, Because You Should Know That You Tried Everything. So There's A Conviction And A Confidence When You Step Away From Something That May Or May Not Be Conducive To Your Life. I Think If You Run Away Too Quickly, You're Going To Have That "oh God, Did I Try Everything?" Feeling. Try Everything. Make It Work. Do Everything You Can. If It's Not Working, Then Know When The Signal Is And Move On. Change. Try Something Different.

One Thing That Got Me Started On It Was The Jean Jacket. It's An Item That Could Make You Believe You're In The 50s Or Punk-rock 70s Or Grunge 90s. I Was Really Focused On Timelessness, And I Think Music Is Very Timeless.

I Think Its Nice When People Find Love, Because I Feel Like Everyone Deserves It.

Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone, Creating An Adventure Is Really Good.

I Didn't Grow Up In A Traditional Family, And I Never Had A Family Dinner Around The Table, So Whenever I Actually Had A Dinner 'plan,' It Meant A Lot To Me; It Made Me Feel Excited And Safe.

I Can Cook About Two Things. I Can Boil Hot Water For The Only Pasta I Can Make.

I Always Thought I Desperately Wanted A Husband And A Big Family, Because I Didn't Have It Growing Up.

I Used To Have A Blankie, And When My Mom Had To Wash It, I Would Sit Outside The Dryer And Watch It Go Round And Round, And Cry.

It's Never Too Late. Don't Focus On What Was Taken Away. Find Something To Replace It, And Acknowledge The Blessing You Have.

It's Embarrassing To Go Through Any Rebellious Stage In Front Of People That You Love And Respect, And Yet I'm Glad I Did.

Love And Respect

Kissing In The Movies Is A Real Art - Figuring Out Where To Put Your Heads So It Looks Good On Camera. I Have Had Other Co-stars Who Couldn't Work That Out, Which Made It A Lot Harder For Me.

I Never Really Had A Childhood. I Was Around Adults All The Time. My Favorite Book When I Was Eight Was “everything You Always Wanted To Know About Sex - But Were Afraid To Ask”. I Was Not Afraid To Ask.

Don't Show Your Flaws.

I Try To Make Movies That I Would Want To Go See Rather Than Ones I Would Just Want To Do As An Actor. I Want People To Have Movies Full Of Romance And Hope And Empowerment, Something They Can Escape Into And Feel Good About. I Love Happy Endings.

I Grew Up In A Family That Was Multifaceted, Sexually Oriented, And Pretty Much Open To Everything. And Because I Was Working, My Friends Were All Adults. I Had A Tough Time Going To Different Schools Because People Knew Me From Films And I Was The Fat Child Who Got Beaten Up Every Day.

I Don't Think That Life Happens By Sitting Back And Waiting. People Hold Their Cards So Tight To Their Chest. Life Is Short. Tell People You Love Them. What's The Worst That's Going To Happen?

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